The 2012 Quota Period began on May 1, 2012, therefore this report does not contain any landings reported prior to May 1, 2012.

These data are the best available to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) when this report was compiled.
Data for this report may be supplied to NOAA Fisheries Service (NMFS) from the following sources: (1) vessels via Vessel Monitoring System; (2) Vessel Trip Reports; (3) fish dealer purchase reports; and the
(4) NOAA Fisheries Service Observer Program, through audited observer reports submitted by the Northeast Fisheries Science Center. Data in this report are for landings made through April 30 2013 and may be
preliminary. Differences with data from previous reports are due to corrections made to the database and updates to observer data.